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The Fabricator March 2006
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
A tale of two welders
- By Jennifer Simpson
- Mar 7, 2006
- Arc Welding
- Article
George Bright and David Anthony are two welders who had the same goal: to upgrade their GTAW systems. Learn about their experiences and gain some insight into what you need to know to upgrade from an air-cooled to a water-cooled GTAW system.
Guidelines for tungsten electrode and color types
- By Mike Sammons
- Mar 7, 2006
- Arc Welding
- Article
Choosing a tungsten electrode is a crucial first step in successful gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). Learn about tungsten electrodes and color types here.
Taking the danger out of bottom bending
- By Steve Benson
- Mar 7, 2006
- Bending and Forming
- Article
It is all too easy to ruin a tool or upset a ram if bottom bending is done incorrectly, which is why many manufacturers do not recommend bottom bending when using their equipment or tooling. Understanding V-die selection and the effects of your decisions should be first and foremost in any bending operation, including bottom bending.
A new way for laser welding sheet metal
- By Robert Kloczkowski and Steve Southwell
- Mar 7, 2006
- Laser Welding
- Article
Nu-Way Industries Inc. learned a new way for laser welding sheet metal that demonstrates impressive advantages. Learn how to weld sheet metal from our experts.
Plasma cutting with a robot
- By Ken Trumbull
- Mar 7, 2006
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Article
Robotic plasma arc cutting can make cutting and weld preparation operations more flexible once you know which equipment, controls, and shielding gas will work best for your application.
Anodizing aluminum
- By William Rusch
- Mar 7, 2006
- Finishing
- Article
Manufacturing deep-drawn aluminum containers requires various fabrication steps and provides many opportunities to pollute. Anomatic Corp. provides an overview of its fabricating and finishing steps and describes its efforts at environmentally responsible manufacturing.
How to avoid slit-in coil slitting problems
- By Al Zelt
- Mar 7, 2006
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Problems that can arise during metal slitting include poor edge quality, edge burr, edge wave, camber, crossbow, knife marks, and slit width that is out of specification. Some slitting problems can be attributed to poor metal quality; however, it is much more common for the problems to be caused by other variables and factors during the slitting process.
Editorial Advisory Board Roundtable
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 7, 2006
- Shop Management
- Article
The FABRICATOR invited the members of its Editorial Advisory Board together to discuss the state of skilled labor in North America and what the future looks like for tomorrow's fabricating and forming employees and employers.
Metalform Nashville focuses on Southern manufacturing
- Mar 7, 2006
- Shop Management
- Article
As part of its new exhibit strategy , The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) is offering scaled-down regional shows, which will be held in even-numbered years. A larger show will return to the Chicago area in odd-numbered years.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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